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Soldiers' & Sailors' Memorial Bridge, Spanning Paxton Creek & Cameron Street (State Route 230) at State Street (State Route 3014), Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA
Summary
Significance: The bridge is an excellent example of a monumental bridge. Its militaristic decorative elements indicate its purpose as a memorial to all Pennsylvanians who have served in the armed forces. The carved keystones of each arch depict weapons and machinery of WWI and two massive pylons topped with war eagles mark the entrance to the bridge from the park surrounding the Pennsylvania State Capitol...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N434
Survey number: HAER PA-456
Building/structure dates: 1926- 1930 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1955 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 88000761
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Gehron, William
Ross, Sidney F
Brunner, Arnold W
Strayer, Charles C
James McGraw Company
Greiner, John E
Nissley, J Richard
Pennsylvania Department of General Services
City of Harrisburg
Brussart, Albert G
Lawrie, Lee
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, sponsor
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Elliott, Joseph E, B, photographer
Semmer, Blythe, historian
Location
Harrisburg, 40.27761, -76.85287
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
